# 2009 University of South Africa All rights reserved Printed and published by the University of South Africa Muckleneuk‚ Pretoria EDC1015/1/2010±2012 98473980 3B2 A4 6pica style (iii) EDC1015/1/2010±2012 Contents Unit INTRODUCTION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 THINKING CLEARLY AND LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE: THE BEGINNING OF OUR NEW WORLD ASKING QUESTIONS: CHALLENGING WHAT THE WORLD TELLS US HOW IN THE WORLD CAN WE GIVE OUR LIVES MEANING? WHAT OF AN AFRICAN WORLD? CAN WE CHANGE OUR WORLD? RETHINKING
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John Dryden :his born in 1631- 1700 is an influential English poet ‚ literary critic ‚ and play write who dominated the literary life of the Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circle as the Age of Dryden . when the great play of London close the theater in 1665 ‚ Dryden retreated to Wilt Shire where he wrote ’ Of Dramatic Poetry ’ that in was 1668 ‚ it is the best of his unsystematic prophesies and essays . Of dramatic poetry takes the form of dialogue
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Summary Act One Serapion describes foreboding omens (of storms‚ whirlwinds‚ and the flooding of the Nile) of Egypt’s impending doom. Alexas‚ Cleopatra’s eunuch‚ dismisses Serapion’s claims and is more concerned with Cleopatra’s relationship with Antony. He sees that Cleopatra dotes on Antony and worries that Antony will not continue seeing Cleopatra. Thus‚ Serapion hosts a festival to celebrate Antony’s honor. Ventidius‚ a Roman general‚ comes to aide Antony in Alexandria. Ventidius disagrees
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Eugenius recognizes their worth but suggests that they have indeed been exceeded and in many instances are not consistent in their adherence to Aristotle’s conventions. Lisideius suggests that the French are superior to the English. Neander (ostensibly Dryden) counters that‚ based on their agreed definition of what "a play ought to be‚" the English are superior. Two types of "bad" English poets: (p.164) 1.the poets who "perpetually pay us with clenches upon words and a certain clownish kind of raillery;"
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ridiculous and the contemptible. Though its flicker is seen even at the beginning of literature‚ Satire has become an effective weapon only in the later stages of civilisation‚ with the over-abundance of injuries. In his preface to “Absalom and Achitophel” John Dryden‚ the well-known satirical poet of 18th Century sets forth the true end of satire as “amendment of vices by correction”. To Alexander Pope‚ another great satirist‚ it is a sacred weapon in truth’s defence; and it heals with morals what
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Sashanka S. Das‚ 4028‚ B.A. (H)‚ English‚ IInd year Q. Write on John Dryden’s ‘Mac Flecknoe’ as a satire. A. John Dryden’s Mac Flecknoe‚ as part of his corpus of satirical verse‚ is a short piece‚ and not as overtly political as‚ say‚ Absalom and Achitophel. It does aim to censure through indirect ridicule rather than direct condemnation‚ but‚ being a censorious poem directed specifically at an individual subject‚ Dryden’s literary rival Thomas Shadwell‚ it seems more a lampoon‚ as defined in
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Dryden the poet is best known today as a satirist‚ although he wrote only two great original satires‚ Mac Flecknoe (1682) and The Medall (1682). His most famous poem‚ Absalom and Achitophel (1681)‚ while it contains several brilliant satiric portraits‚ unlike satire comes to a final resolution‚ albeit tragic for both David and his son. Dryden’s other great poems— Annus Mirabilis (1667)‚ Religio Laici (1682)‚ The Hind and the Panther (1687)‚ Anne Killigrew (1686)‚ Alexander’s Feast (1697)‚ and "To
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The Lover’s Melancholy Love’s Sacrifice The Broken Heart Tis Pity She is a Whore Perking Warbeck The Fancies Chart and Noble James Shirley (1596-1666) The Traitor The Cardinal The Wedding The Changes The Lady of Pleasure The Imposture Poetry John Dryden (1631-1700) Mac Flecknoe The Wild Gallant The Rival Ladies The Indian Emperor Tyrannik Love The Conquest of Granada Aurengzeb All for Love or the World Well
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Victorian Age The beginning of the Victorian Period is dated sometimes as 1832 (the passage of the first Reform Bill) and sometimes as 1837 (the accession of Queen Victoria). It extends to the death of Victoria in 1901. But when we refer the history book of W. J. Long and literary terms of M. H. Abraham‚ we find that the period between 1850 -1900 is regarded as the Victorian Period‚ which is also known as the Age of Compromise and the Age of Peace and Prosperity. When Victoria came on the
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Pilgrim’s Progress. It saw Locke’s Treatises of Government‚ the founding of the Royal Society‚ the experiments and holy meditations of Robert Boyle‚ the hysterical attacks on theaters from Jeremy Collier‚ and the pioneering of literary criticism from John Dryden and John Dennis. The period witnessed news become a commodity‚ the essay developed into a periodical art form‚ and the beginnings of textual criticism. The dates for Restoration literature are a matter of convention‚ and they differ markedly from genre to
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